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HB 20 KY
Introduced

AN ACT relating to torture of a dog or cat.

KY · session 2022RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jun 8, 2021

Latest action (Mar 9, 2022) posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 10, 2022

Summary

Amend KRS 525.135, relating to torture of a dog or cat, to add specific acts to definition of torture; make all violations a Class D felony; make each act of torture prosecutable as a separate offense; make the exemptions applicable only where there is no intent to cause, increase, or prolong the pain and suffering of the dog or cat.

Sponsors (51)

  • C. Freeland Republican · primary
  • K. Banta Republican · primary
  • T. Bojanowski Democratic · primary
  • A. Bowling Republican · primary
  • K. Bratcher · primary
  • R. Bridges Republican · primary
  • M. Cantrell · primary
  • J. Decker Republican · primary
  • J. Dixon · primary
  • R. Dotson Republican · primary
  • J. DuPlessis · primary
  • D. Fister Republican · primary
  • K. Fleming · primary
  • K. Flood · primary
  • A. Gentry Democratic · primary
  • D. Graham · primary
  • D. Hale Republican · primary
  • S. Heavrin Republican · primary
  • R. Huff · primary
  • T. Huff Republican · primary
  • J. Jenkins · primary
  • DJ Johnson Republican · primary
  • K. King Republican · primary
  • N. Kulkarni Democratic · primary
  • W. Lawrence Republican · primary
  • S. Lewis Republican · primary
  • M. Lockett Republican · primary
  • C. Massey · primary
  • B. McCool Republican · primary
  • C. Miller · primary
  • P. Minter · primary
  • K. Moser Republican · primary
  • J. Nemes Republican · primary
  • D. Osborne Republican · primary
  • R. Palumbo · primary
  • P. Pratt · primary
  • M. Prunty · primary
  • J. Raymond · primary
  • R. Roberts · primary
  • S. Sheldon · primary
  • T. Smith Republican · primary
  • C. Stevenson · primary
  • P. Stevenson Democratic · primary
  • N. Tate Republican · primary
  • W. Thomas Republican · primary
  • K. Timoney · primary
  • B. Wesley Republican · primary
  • S. Westrom · primary
  • B. Wheatley · primary
  • R. White Republican · primary
  • L. Willner Democratic · primary

Action history (8)

  1. Jun 8, 2021 Prefiled by the sponsor(s). · lower
  2. Jan 4, 2022 introduced in House · lower
  3. Jan 4, 2022 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  4. Mar 1, 2022 to Judiciary (H) · lower
  5. Mar 2, 2022 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
  6. Mar 3, 2022 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
  7. Mar 7, 2022 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
  8. Mar 9, 2022 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 10, 2022 · lower
Subjects
Animals, Livestock, and PoultryCorrections ImpactCrimes and PunishmentsCriminal ProcedureDogsLocal Mandate

Text versions (1)

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  • Introduced · PDF

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